Median salary
$205,314
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$175k – $242.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
69.7%
1,194 of 1,714 roles
Live roles
1,714
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Platform Engineer
Staff Software Engineer, Environments Infrastructure
Staff Software Engineer, Cloud Infrastructure
Infrastructure and Platform Development Engineer
Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer, Safeguards Research
Lead Software Engineer, Payment Platform
Sr. Engineer, Performance Infrastructure
SOC Emulation Engineer - Hardware Emulation Infrastructure
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
OpenAI
|
$309,000 | 31 |
Palantir
|
$167,500 | 30 |
Nuro
|
$229,000 | 29 |
Speechify
|
$170,000 | 27 |
|
Anthropic
|
$402,500 | 22 |
Anduril Industries
|
$207,500 | 22 |
Databricks
|
$225,000 | 17 |
Roblox
|
$269,270 | 16 |
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How much do Platform Engineer roles in United States pay?
The median salary for Platform Engineer roles in United States is $205,314 per year. Most pay falls between $175,000 (25th percentile) and $242,540 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $145,000 to $300,000.
These figures are computed live from 1,714 active Platform Engineer roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 1,194 (69.7%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Platform Engineer roles in United States include Metis, Inc., Anthropic, Tenstorrent and Roku.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Platform Engineer salary in United States?
- The median is $205,314 per year, with most pay between $175,000 and $242,540 (25th–75th percentile), based on 1,194 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Platform Engineer salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $145,000 to $300,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $205,314. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.